First time in India, NTCA starts security audit of tiger reserves
Nagpur: For the first time in the country, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is conducting security audit of 25 tiger reserves, including the four in Vidarbha. NTCA has assigned the task of
View ArticleGroundwater level falling in almost 50% area of Maharashtra
Nagpur: The data of groundwater levels in Maharashtra does not come as happy news on World Water Day. The Nagpur-based Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)’s figures show that in around 50% area of the...
View ArticleNo clarity whether private doctors should charge for TB treatment
Nagpur: While the state is gearing up to take on lung tuberculosis (TB) using all its infrastructure and free of cost for patients, there is no clarity whether the private doctors, who too are a part of
View ArticleAfter pest attack, cotton growers battle poor prices, huge losses
Nagpur: The pest attack has left the cotton growers in a poor state as the rates for their produce have dropped sharply. Cotton arrival is strong in market even by March end. Farmers had been holding on
View ArticlePower plants get 5-star rating in state pollution study
NAGPUR: Nineteen out of 48 industries surveyed in Vidarbha have been given 5-star rating for being ‘least polluting’ while two have got 1-star for being the ‘most polluting’. Industries of the region have
View ArticleUltra supercritical thermal power plants proposed in Nagpur
Once the plants are commissioned, some of the existing old thermal plants will be retired in line with the Centre’s resolve to phase out power plants older than 25 years and replace them with...
View ArticleWorld food Safety Day: FSSAI to start rating eateries on quality, hygiene
As part of a pilot project covering Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to launch a hygiene plus rating system for quick service restaurants, food...
View ArticleDon’t allow sand mining without dist survey report: NGT
Nagpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, Delhi, has ordered that Maharashtra should strictly follow Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines of 2016 framed by the MoEFCC in the
View ArticleMaharashtra to boost green cover with Miyawaki method
NAGPUR: In a bid to boost 33 crore plantations under the ‘Green Maharashtra Mission’ in 2019, the state government has decided to implement the ‘Miyawaki Dense Forest Project’ which will be modelled as
View ArticleNine dead, 564 hospitalised in this year’s heatwave in Maharashtra, says DHS...
Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Wardha, Akola, Yavatmal districts worst-affected The heatwave in Maharashtra killed nine people and affected 564 leading to their hospitalisations this year. While monsoon
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste by M/s...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shravan Kumar Singh Vs State of Maharashtra dated 12/05/2020. Grievance in the application was against dumping of waste by M/s Suryamba Company
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of 490 Suru trees,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh (Bala) T. Vengurlekar Vs State of Maharashtra dated 02/07/2020 regarding illegal felling of 490 Suru trees by the Vengurla Ubhadanda Lineshwar
View ArticleJoint Committee report on illegal sand mining, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/07/2022
Joint Committee Report by MPCB in OA No.30/2022 (WZ) (Gaurav Ashok Dhote V/s Mining Officer, Nagpur & Ors.) The matter is about allegations against the District Authority, Nagpur for inviting tenders
View ArticleNGT declares chemical treatment plant for bamboo processing within Gorewada...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Markendeyrao Wahane Vs Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board & Others dated 19/09/2022.The Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding blast in an ordnance factory,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Maharashtra ordnance unit blast blows away factory roof 8 killed" appearing in The Times of India dated 25.01.2025 dated
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